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April 201410

The Political Economy Film Series Spring 2014 presents "Modern Times."

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Full Description: The Political Economy Film Series Spring 2014 presents "Modern Times." The Department of Economics invites students to view this film in which Charlie Chaplin portrays the struggle of workers to live in a modern industrial society.

The Political Economy Film Series Spring 2014 presents "Modern Times."

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Full Description: The Political Economy Film Series Spring 2014 presents "Modern Times." The Department of Economics invites students to view this film in which Charlie Chaplin portrays the struggle of workers to live in a modern industrial society.

The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Anthea Butler presenting “From Republican Party to Republican Religion: How the Religious Right moved from the margins to the center of political action.”

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Full Description: The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Anthea Butler presenting “From Republican Party to Republican Religion: How the Religious Right moved from the margins to the center of political action.” Anthea Butler is associate professor of religious studies and graduate chair in the department of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent book, "Women in the Church of God in Christ, Making A Sanctified World," chronicles the history of African American women’s religious lives, and civic engagement in the Church of God in Christ, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Butler's forthcoming book is "The Gospel According to Sarah: How Sarah Palin and the Tea Party are Galvanizing the Religious Right." Free and open to the public.

The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Anthea Butler presenting “From Republican Party to Republican Religion: How the Religious Right moved from the margins to the center of political action.”

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Full Description: The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Anthea Butler presenting “From Republican Party to Republican Religion: How the Religious Right moved from the margins to the center of political action.” Anthea Butler is associate professor of religious studies and graduate chair in the department of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent book, "Women in the Church of God in Christ, Making A Sanctified World," chronicles the history of African American women’s religious lives, and civic engagement in the Church of God in Christ, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Butler's forthcoming book is "The Gospel According to Sarah: How Sarah Palin and the Tea Party are Galvanizing the Religious Right." Free and open to the public.

April 201411

David Brion Davis, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian David Brion Davis offers original and penetrating insights into what slavery and emancipation meant to Americans.

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Full Description: David Brion Davis, Pulitzer Prize Winner, entitled "Slavery and History." Davis is one of the foremost historians of the twentieth century, winner the National Book Award, the Bancroft Prize, and nearly every award given by the historical profession. He is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale and Director Emeritus of Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. Now, with "The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation," Davis brings his ambitious, prizewinning trilogy on slavery in Western culture to a close. Once again, Davis offers original and penetrating insights into what slavery and emancipation meant to Americans.

David Brion Davis, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian David Brion Davis offers original and penetrating insights into what slavery and emancipation meant to Americans.

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Full Description: David Brion Davis, Pulitzer Prize Winner, entitled "Slavery and History." Davis is one of the foremost historians of the twentieth century, winner the National Book Award, the Bancroft Prize, and nearly every award given by the historical profession. He is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale and Director Emeritus of Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. Now, with "The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation," Davis brings his ambitious, prizewinning trilogy on slavery in Western culture to a close. Once again, Davis offers original and penetrating insights into what slavery and emancipation meant to Americans.

April 201414

David Howitt, a member of the Denison class of 1990, will speak about his new book,"Heed Your Call: Integrating Myth, Science, Spirituality, and Business."

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Full Description: David Howitt, a member of the Denison class of 1990, will speak about his new book,"Heed Your Call: Integrating Myth, Science, Spirituality, and Business."
"So many of us suffocate in our cubicles; we’re afraid to become the hero of our own life story. We need a modern-day manifesto for the innovator whose creativity is stifled, the job hunter losing hope, the spiritual seeker afraid of financial success, the professional who no longer feels connected and fulfilled. Life is not an either/or prospect—you can have it all," says entrepreneur David M. Howitt in “Heed Your Call: Integrating Myth, Science, Spirituality, and Business. “ Armed with an uncanny ability to understand the lifeblood of a fledgling entrepreneur, Howitt, a business mentor who has closely guided companies and Fortune 100 leaders, has a proven track record of helping small business owners distill their passion and use it to grow the brand to its maximum potential, creatively and financially. He shares the stories behind his and others’ unique success in 11 real-world lessons in his new book. Howitt accompanies readers “along their journey to help them bridge the gap between commerce and their heart-centered desires. We all have the extraordinary within us, waiting to be released.” He shares his uncompromisingly honest personal experience and examines the foundation-altering paths taken by some of today’s most impressive entrepreneurs on their way to becoming heroes of their own lives.

David Howitt, a member of the Denison class of 1990, will speak about his new book,"Heed Your Call: Integrating Myth, Science, Spirituality, and Business."

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Full Description: David Howitt, a member of the Denison class of 1990, will speak about his new book,"Heed Your Call: Integrating Myth, Science, Spirituality, and Business."
"So many of us suffocate in our cubicles; we’re afraid to become the hero of our own life story. We need a modern-day manifesto for the innovator whose creativity is stifled, the job hunter losing hope, the spiritual seeker afraid of financial success, the professional who no longer feels connected and fulfilled. Life is not an either/or prospect—you can have it all," says entrepreneur David M. Howitt in “Heed Your Call: Integrating Myth, Science, Spirituality, and Business. “ Armed with an uncanny ability to understand the lifeblood of a fledgling entrepreneur, Howitt, a business mentor who has closely guided companies and Fortune 100 leaders, has a proven track record of helping small business owners distill their passion and use it to grow the brand to its maximum potential, creatively and financially. He shares the stories behind his and others’ unique success in 11 real-world lessons in his new book. Howitt accompanies readers “along their journey to help them bridge the gap between commerce and their heart-centered desires. We all have the extraordinary within us, waiting to be released.” He shares his uncompromisingly honest personal experience and examines the foundation-altering paths taken by some of today’s most impressive entrepreneurs on their way to becoming heroes of their own lives.

Full Description: The Spectrum Series welcome Erik Olin Wright presenting "Real Utopias," the keynote of the campus-wide year-long theme "Real Utopias: From Dreams to Practice." Free and open to the public.

Full Description: The Spectrum Series welcome Erik Olin Wright presenting "Real Utopias," the keynote of the campus-wide year-long theme "Real Utopias: From Dreams to Practice." Free and open to the public.

Full Description: Global Studies Seminar welcomes Nestor Matthews, assistant professor, presenting "Neural Correlates of In-Group & Out-Group Classifications.” Recently developed methodologies in Psychology and Neuroscience have provided new insights about how the brain tracks important social information. Free and open to the public.

Full Description: Global Studies Seminar welcomes Nestor Matthews, assistant professor, presenting "Neural Correlates of In-Group & Out-Group Classifications.” Recently developed methodologies in Psychology and Neuroscience have provided new insights about how the brain tracks important social information. Free and open to the public.

April 201416

Full Description: The Franklin Lecture Series welcomes Dean Rehberger, director of Matrix: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University, presenting "Promotion, Tenure, and Digital Scholarship."

Full Description: The Franklin Lecture Series welcomes Dean Rehberger, director of Matrix: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University, presenting "Promotion, Tenure, and Digital Scholarship."

April 201417

The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Timothy Beal presenting “The Word According to Rihanna: Bible and Religion in Memeland and Beyond.”

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Full Description: The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Timothy Beal presenting “The Word According to Rihanna: Bible and Religion in Memeland and Beyond.” Beal is the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion at Case Western Reserve University and editor-in-chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts (in progress). He has published 13 books and many scholarly articles on the cultural history of the Bible, religion and popular culture, and relations between critical theory and academic religious studies. He also has published essays on religion and American culture for The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, CNN.com, The Washington Post, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. He has been featured on national radio shows including NPR’s All Things Considered. Free and open to the public.

The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Timothy Beal presenting “The Word According to Rihanna: Bible and Religion in Memeland and Beyond.”

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Full Description: The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Timothy Beal presenting “The Word According to Rihanna: Bible and Religion in Memeland and Beyond.” Beal is the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion at Case Western Reserve University and editor-in-chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts (in progress). He has published 13 books and many scholarly articles on the cultural history of the Bible, religion and popular culture, and relations between critical theory and academic religious studies. He also has published essays on religion and American culture for The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, CNN.com, The Washington Post, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. He has been featured on national radio shows including NPR’s All Things Considered. Free and open to the public.

April 201421

The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Maia Kotrosits presenting her lecture "Who is the 'I am'?: Gender, Divinity, and Uncertainty in Ancient Christianity."

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Full Description: The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Maia Kotrosits presenting her lecture "Who is the 'I am'?: Gender, Divinity, and Uncertainty in Ancient Christianity." Kotrosits received her Ph.D. in New Testament from Union Theological Seminary. Her work creates points of contact between ancient Christian literature and contemporary cultural studies, queer and gender theories. She has co-authored two books, "The Thunder: Perfect Mind: An Introduction" and "New Translation, and Re-Reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma." A fellow of the Westar Institute, Kotrosits edits the Bible and Cultural Studies book series with Palgrave Macmillan.

The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Maia Kotrosits presenting her lecture "Who is the 'I am'?: Gender, Divinity, and Uncertainty in Ancient Christianity."

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Full Description: The Goodspeed Lecture Series welcomes Maia Kotrosits presenting her lecture "Who is the 'I am'?: Gender, Divinity, and Uncertainty in Ancient Christianity." Kotrosits received her Ph.D. in New Testament from Union Theological Seminary. Her work creates points of contact between ancient Christian literature and contemporary cultural studies, queer and gender theories. She has co-authored two books, "The Thunder: Perfect Mind: An Introduction" and "New Translation, and Re-Reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma." A fellow of the Westar Institute, Kotrosits edits the Bible and Cultural Studies book series with Palgrave Macmillan.

April 201429

The Department of Environmental Studies presents an exhibition, "Farmscapes," a juried exhibition from the spring semester Farmscapes class.

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Full Description: The Department of Environmental Studies presents an exhibition, "Farmscapes," a juried exhibition from the spring semester Farmscapes class. The 2014 Farmscape Juried Exhibition celebrates the work of sixteen Denison University students who have spent a semester learning about the American food system through the lens of a camera. After visits to farms, meat processing facilities, and a produce distribution center, mill, commercial greenhouse operation, dining service kitchen, and creamery, each student submitted his or her own best work. Our juror, local artist Christian Faur, chose 34 images for the exhibition. In his remarks about the show, Mr. Faur notes that “the images the students took beautifully held the essence of the places they visited during these winter months. Their photos offer us a range of intimately framed textures and patterns along with a glimpse into the day-to-day life of the people and the places where our food comes from.” Along the same lines, Abram Kaplan, the instructor of the class, reflects, “each year, the artistic quality of the class improves, and this year, I have been particularly impressed with the students’ eye for the particulars of our food system. They have been working in the relatively new arena of arts-based research this term, and have had their sensibilities challenged on many levels. It is very gratifying to see the aesthetic discernment they have attained – most of them with no artistic background before this course!”

The Department of Environmental Studies presents an exhibition, "Farmscapes," a juried exhibition from the spring semester Farmscapes class.

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Full Description: The Department of Environmental Studies presents an exhibition, "Farmscapes," a juried exhibition from the spring semester Farmscapes class. The 2014 Farmscape Juried Exhibition celebrates the work of sixteen Denison University students who have spent a semester learning about the American food system through the lens of a camera. After visits to farms, meat processing facilities, and a produce distribution center, mill, commercial greenhouse operation, dining service kitchen, and creamery, each student submitted his or her own best work. Our juror, local artist Christian Faur, chose 34 images for the exhibition. In his remarks about the show, Mr. Faur notes that “the images the students took beautifully held the essence of the places they visited during these winter months. Their photos offer us a range of intimately framed textures and patterns along with a glimpse into the day-to-day life of the people and the places where our food comes from.” Along the same lines, Abram Kaplan, the instructor of the class, reflects, “each year, the artistic quality of the class improves, and this year, I have been particularly impressed with the students’ eye for the particulars of our food system. They have been working in the relatively new arena of arts-based research this term, and have had their sensibilities challenged on many levels. It is very gratifying to see the aesthetic discernment they have attained – most of them with no artistic background before this course!”